by MBC News | Mar 1, 2013
The Meadow Lake Tribal Council is first on board in a new energy agreement with SaskPower. It is a deal that could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars and create thousands of jobs for First Nations communities. Today, the First Nations Power Authority signed a...
by MBC News | Mar 1, 2013
The Prairie Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation says all Canadians need access to First Nations financial information in order to properly police band spending. Colin Craig was speaking to the Senate Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples yesterday and he...
by MBC News | Mar 1, 2013
The potential for local Indigenous agricultural production was the topic of discussion at a food summit in Saskatoon today. University of Saskatchewan professor Priscilla Settee was one of the presenters and she stressed the importance of Indigenous food sovereignty....
by MBC News | Mar 1, 2013
Golden Band Resources has halted operations at the Komis Mine. The company says the move was made to free up equipment and personnel. Those resources will now be used to construct road access to the Golden Heart deposit. Operations at the Roy Lloyd mine remain...
by MBC News | Mar 1, 2013
The Water-Security Agency says moisture levels in much of northern Saskatchewan are looking normal. However, the same can’t be said for other parts of the province. The agency says if regular snowfall continues, it expects above average spring runoff in the Cumberland...
by MBC News | Mar 1, 2013
Students at the nursing college in La Ronge have named their community-nursing robot. The robot stands shoulder high and has a video-screen where a head would normally be. It is capable of performing simple tasks like taking EKG strips under the direction of a doctor...
by MBC News | Feb 28, 2013
If you have ever needed a lawyer, you know the cost can be hundreds of dollars an hour. If you are poor you may qualify for legal aid but if you don’t qualify the cost can be overwhelming. A group of lawyers in Saskatchewan is hoping to change that by providing free...
by MBC News | Feb 28, 2013
A scathing report out of Ontario says Aboriginal people are seriously under represented in jury trials and this is having detrimental effects on how justice is administered. The report written by former Supreme Court Justice Frank Iacobucci makes a number of...
by MBC News | Feb 28, 2013
Four men and a woman have been charged after a crack cocaine drug bust in Saskatoon yesterday. A vehicle traffic stop led police to a residence in the 600-block area of 10th Street East where they found 50 grams of crack cocaine, a .45 calibre handgun, a .22 calibre...
by MBC News | Feb 26, 2013
Two men from the Red Earth First Nation charged with a New Year’s day murder have made bail. Last week, Justice A.R. Rothery granted bail to 26-year-old Tyson Whitehead and 19 year-old Douglas Head. The two men were charged with second-degree murder in the killing of...
